Aoden once spent some time in the military system of the shogunate (Huofu Thieves Kai), so he knew very well the general moral character of the current shogunate army and the vassal armies of various vassal states.

In a nutshell: compared with them, college students who have just completed military training in the 21st century are considered a powerful force that cannot be underestimated!

Having a very high level of education, being able to understand simple instructions, stop when told to stop, leave when told to leave, turn around when told to turn around, and immediately gather into a tight square formation when called to assemble - in the eyes of modern people, this may be

It’s nothing, but in today’s Japan where “every bad person has his own bad luck”, such an army is enough to make the enemy deeply fearful!

It is no exaggeration to say that if a "college student level" army can be trained, then not only can it fight against the rabid Choshu Army and the partially modernized Satsuma Army, but it can still defeat the vassal armies of small and medium-sized vassal states.

Not a problem.

Most of the small and medium-sized vassal states are so poor that they can barely survive and rely on borrowing money from businessmen. How can they have spare money to maintain armaments?

The weapons piled up in the warehouse were dusty and rusty. The only ignition device was a matchlock handed down from the Warring States Period.

After completing their own duties, samurai warriors also had to engage in side jobs such as farming, making umbrellas, and making clogs to make ends meet.

What combat effectiveness can such an army have?

If they were to encounter a "college student force" that understood basic military instructions, they would probably lose half of their courage before the fight even started.

Of course, an army with only a mere college student level cannot go to the battlefield after all - at least not to a fierce battlefield.

It might not be a problem if you ask college students to stop taking military stance and take a step forward.

But if they really let them use real guys to fight fierce enemies, it will definitely not be enough.

Bringing the training and organization of the Shinsengumi to the level of a modern army... Although Qingto wanted to do this, this idea was simply not realistic.

A considerable part of the reason why modern armies are so powerful is that soldiers are generally well-educated and have strong subjective initiative. They can not only execute orders and prohibitions, but also be able to operate complex weapons when necessary.

Carry out flexible operations autonomously depending on the situation.

Don't think it seems easy.

In fact, even in modern times, armies with extremely strong subjective initiative may not be able to count with both hands.

Therefore, if you want to have a completely modern army, you have to start with the basic education of soldiers, which will take a long time.

The urgent situation in Kyoto did not allow Aomori to launch such a time-consuming military training plan.

Therefore, he is not greedy either.

He has only one requirement for the Shinsengumi: to have a level of training and organization that is not inferior to that of the modern police!

Anyone who can reach this level, not to mention the Sa Army, the Chang Army, the Great Salt Party and the Fa Zhu Party, as long as their equipment level can keep up, even against the British and French armies that were at the height of their power in the 19th century.

Have the power to fight!

Therefore, Qingdeng mainly focused on two aspects - one is discipline, and the other is diet - they are the top priority in army construction, and they are also the only way to quickly enhance the army's combat effectiveness.

Compared with "improving the education level of soldiers", "improving discipline" and "enhancing diet" are actually much easier.

Qingdeng directly copied the military training methods from his previous life... ah, no, borrowed them.

Strict standing posture, long-term military posture training, and severe punishment for just the smallest mistakes...

Some people may think that all this is unnecessary, purely torturing people for fun, and a stupid trick to take pleasure in the pain of others.

Why should we spend a lot of time training military posture? If we have this time, why not train something else? Do we expect the soldiers to intimidate the enemy with their impeccable and handsome military posture in the future?

There is no doubt that this feeling is wrong.

The reason why the soldiers were "tortured" in this way was to perform a drastic operation.

That's right, surgery.

The surgery was intentionally designed to be as painless as possible.

Its design is so exquisite, so smart, so efficient, so cold, so inhumane.

This surgery has only one goal: transformation.

Transform those who are too weak, too delicate, and too difficult to discipline into strong warriors.

At the same time, it is well known that amputation is a type of surgery.

Not everyone can be successfully transformed. At this time, amputation surgery must be performed to eliminate these people and drive them out of the team.

Qingdeng dared to conclude that there must be many people who are physically or mentally unable to undergo this major surgery.

Within a month or two, many people will leave the Shinsengumi, either actively or passively.

The lack of compulsory education and the long and unorganized life made most of the Shinsengumi soldiers have no concept of discipline and military orders in their minds.

Rigorous training that leaves no room for error.

There are strict rules about when to sleep and when to eat.

Strict superior-subordinate relationship.

All of the above are bound to leave many people at a loss as to what to do.

Those who can overcome it and adapt will become qualified soldiers.

And people who can't adapt... Qingdeng has no reason to keep these useless people.

As for diet, it’s easy to understand.

Qingden believes in the power of the spirit.

But ignoring the importance of material and blindly pursuing the role of spirituality is nonsense.

There is a saying that "seven points to eat, three points to practice".

How can you keep fit if you can't even eat well?

The classic diet structure of the Edo period: whole grains + pickled products can definitely no longer be used.

You must eat rice, and eating rice alone is not enough. You must also supplement it with rich side dishes to enrich your nutrition. Otherwise, not only will you not be able to keep fit, but you will also easily suffer from beriberi.

Many people often have this misunderstanding: Beriberi, as the name suggests, is a disease that can cause people to have very serious athlete's foot.

This is not actually the case.

Beriberi has nothing to do with athlete's foot. It is a neurological disease. Its official name is "vitamin B1 deficiency" and it is one of the most common nutrient deficiency diseases.

Simply put, this is a disease caused by malnutrition.

When he was studying in the police academy in his previous life, Qingdeng heard a senior brother teach about this disease, so he knew a lot about it.

An unbalanced diet caused by long-term intake of large amounts of carbohydrates as staple food and lack of meat and soy products can lead to vitamin B1 deficiency, which can lead to beriberi.

Clinical manifestations include sensory and motor impairment, decreased muscle strength, muscle soreness, drowsiness, and gradually some vomiting or convulsions.

Later, the feet will swell like steamed buns, continue to fester, and lose the ability to walk.

Then he gradually lost his sense of touch, became slurred in speech, and his muscles became so weak that he could no longer exert strength. No matter how hard he nursed back to health, the situation did not improve.

If left untreated, the patient will eventually be too weak to eat, leading to the end of life.

Under the rule of the Edo shogunate, this disease became widespread.

This disease process, which starts with symptoms of paralysis and weakness, fits well with the traditional image of wealthy people and their frailty. In addition, it often occurs in Edo, the ruling center of the Edo shogunate where the powerful gather, so it is also called "Edo".

household disease”.

The symptoms of this disease are very similar to those of athlete's foot (tinea pedis) caused by fungal infection, hence the name "beriberi".

What is strange is that beriberi seems to only affect people of high status. The aristocrats living in the city have a high incidence of the disease. On the contrary, poor Japanese people are almost never infected with this strange disease.

This disease seems very mysterious, but in fact it is completely caused by malnutrition.

The dignitaries can eat white rice made with fine grains for every meal, but their side dishes are too simple and unscientific. Most of them are pickled products, and there is basically no meat. They only eat some fish and shrimp.

Vitamin B1 is found in large amounts in animals such as chickens, ducks, cattle, sheep, and pigs, but there is relatively little vitamin B1 in fish and shrimp.

If things go on like this, if the body is extremely deficient in vitamin B1, it is natural to suffer from beriberi.

On the other hand, the common people - they have no access to rice at all, so they are not prone to beriberi.

Therefore, it is quite simple to prevent and treat this disease: eat more foods rich in vitamin B1, such as beef, sheep, and pig meat, and whole grains.

In order to prevent the soldiers from being disturbed by beriberi, Qingden specially ordered the cooks to purchase and cook meat in an effort to ensure that the soldiers of the Shinsengumi could eat well and eat healthily.

The Souji glanced at Qingto, sighed, and then changed into a joking tone.

"Okay, you are our boss, I will listen to you."

Having said that, the commander-in-chief straightened his back, placed his hands on his hips as usual, and strode towards the first team's soldiers.

"Did you hear that? Anyone whose training results are not up to standard will be severely punished!"

"Next, I will 'sneak attack' you from time to time!"

"Those who don't have their hands close to their legs should quickly take advantage of this opportunity to put their hands tightly together!"

"Otherwise, you will just wait to be punished!"

The commander-in-chief's words immediately made all the soldiers in the first team look frightened.

For a moment, the arms were tightly attached to the sides of the legs with a force visible to the naked eye.

"Yes, that's it."
To be continued...